Overview
- Bowman resumed driving the No. 48 on Sunday at Bristol after missing four Cup races with vertigo.
- He said the COTA episode brought dizziness, vomiting and loss of control, and he feared his career might be over as he stepped out of the car.
- Doctors cleared him this week after staged rehab that included simulator work, karting, pit practice and fast laps at North Carolina’s Ten Tenths Motor Club without dizziness.
- Hendrick Motorsports president Jeff Andrews reaffirmed full support and said no backup driver would be on call at Bristol after Anthony Alfredo, Justin Allgaier and Myatt Snider handled relief duties.
- Bowman sits about 144 points outside the top‑16 cutoff, so a Chase bid likely requires multiple wins and a NASCAR medical waiver to preserve eligibility.